Messing With Numbers


What patterns do you see here?
8 x 20 = 160
4 x 40 = 160
2 x 80 = 160
16 x 10 = 160
32 x 5 = 160
64 x 2.5 = 160
128 x 1.25 = 160

It is fair to double one number if you cut the other one in half. Why?

18 x 5

16 x 5

26 x 5

460 x 5

10x5=50
8x5=40
50+40=90
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18 x 5 is the same as 9 x 10
(because I cut 18 in half and doubled 5)
9 x 10 = 90